@Severus Alexander - the Naumann coin is mis-attributed. That is a COS I. I have had a couple of these [IMG] I think I have 3 AVG II Cs from...
I must admit that I developed a fondness for his Antioch issues.... This one has an uneven strike but is otherwise ok. [IMG]
I am sticking to the term Antoninianus until there is some definitive acceptance of anything else. Like Doug I don't use the term Aurelianus...
The OP is in wonderful style and a great example. My nearest to the type is with the shorter obverse legend, suffering from some corrosion in the...
I bought a Domitian - Virtus As over a decade ago but parted with it. I will share it here nonetheless as it is relevant. It is the earlier COS...
Most of these should have been detected by a cursory glance.
Almost all have been marked. I notice that the Constans galley from Siscia is still there.
I seem to recall these being flooded onto the market back in 2009. I created a montage of several examples for sale from a single seller with the...
My nicest Florian:- Obv:- IMP C M AN FLORIANVS AVG, Radiate, draped and cuirassed bust right Rev:- VIRTVS AVGVSTI, Emperor advancing right,...
Sometimes however there are coins that break the dating conventions. The following coin of Septimius Severus from Alexandria is one such coin....
@Tejas Doesn't the read IMP C M AVR SEV ALEXAND AVG? which would make it Severus Alexander..... Here is a dated Victory type, just because I...
I have only owned two Lysimachos Tets. Obv:– Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Rev:– BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY, Athena...
I have seen it referred to as Orbis Terrarum. @DonnaML - I personally have my doubts about wings on your example. I suspect that what is being...
surely those are one in the same coin
During some periods the officinae were used to produce different reverse types. I will illustrate with example from the 4 different officinae...
I bid on four items. Lost on all four.
I wonder if the accept corrections. I note that a few of their denarii of Septimius Severus are attributed to the incorrect mint.
The Owl had become a trading currency across a large geographical area. So irrespective of where you were you could spend your Owl regardless of...
My example is in the correct weight range and with equal quality silver. I have not studied the range of other non-Athenian issues to determine if...
The Athenian owl became the "dollar" of the day. Mercenaries wanted to be paid in Owl Tetradrachms and so they were created beyond Athens to meet...
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